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Archives for August 2013
Et tu, 5-2? (LAUSD School Board Meeting, August 20, 2013)
Special to K12NN from Karen Wolfe. Karen is an LAUSD parent leader and activist in support of public schools. While corporate education reformers take every opportunity during this week’s anniversary of the March on Washington to co-opt civil rights rhetoric, I was fortunate to bear witness as Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, the feisty, African American septuagenarian […]
August 20, 2013 LAUSD School Board Meeting Notes
By Karen Wolfe, LAUSD parent leader. Special to K12NN Parent Watch: Some notes on yesterday’s LA School Board happenings Parent representatives met with the Mayor’s office last week to express our concerns about the appointment of Melendez de Santa Ana. We pointed out that her political views and policy agenda conflict with the parents’ agenda, […]
Melendez Choice By Mayor Garcetti Only Deepens Questions Surrounding His Education Agenda
UPDATED, August 23, 2013: The OC Register reports that Melendez did not in fact file for retirement upon leaving Santa Ana Unified School District. This is despite her own blog post on her retirement, which cites wanting to spend more time with her aged parents as a reason for her early departure. Why the conflicting […]
Op-Ed: Mayor’s Education Appointment Presents Pivotal Opportunity
By Karen Wolfe, special to K12NN. She is a public school parent and member of the Venice Neighborhood Council Education Committee Rumors that Mayor Garcetti will appoint Thelma Melendez to be his education deputy are causing grave concern among public school parents. In making this appointment, the Mayor should follow his creed to lead by […]
MUST READ: An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schools
Reposted with permission from SoCalMom.net. Dear Matt Damon: It has come to my attention that you and your family are moving to Los Angeles. As a lifelong Angeleno (with Massachusetts roots), I want to welcome you to our complicated city. Our diversity, energy and culture are equal to what you’re used to in New York […]
Local Control Funding Formula — A View From SoCal
By Deb McCurdy, special to K12NN and reposted with permission. Students throughout California are finally getting some relief. A few weeks ago, the state legislature reached a compromise on the 2013-2014 budget, which also includes a plan for future K-12 public education funding, and Governor Brown has signed it. The compromise budget provides for about […]